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Friendship History

Overview

Marco and Alex started as rivals, both vying for Degrassi's student presidency. Marco ended up being elected student president, and appointed Alex as vice president. As the two worked together, Alex's attitude softened and the two eventually became close friends.

Season 4

In King of Pain, when Marco decides to run for School Council President, his opponent Alex decides to play dirty politics by threatening to reveal his homosexuality at the Election assembly, which his dad is going to attend. Many of Marco's friends, including Paige Michalchuk, Craig Manning, Spinner Mason, and Hazel Aden, were shocked when they learned that Alex is going to run.

Once the day of the big debate comes, Alex reveals her campaign as her being a "freak", but even though she threatened Marco about his sexuality, she decides to keep it a secret, deciding at the last minute that it is wrong to use homophobia as a winning tactic. However, Marco ends up winning the presidential position and, in a move of forgiveness, happily makes Alex his vice president. This marks the beginning of their friendship.

Season 5

In The Lexicon of Love (2), Paige tells Marco that she is the object of a girl's affections, but when Alex chooses to sit away from the two, Marco figures out that Alex likes Paige. Paige reveals to him that Alex kissed her last night.
Alex begins to date Marco's close friend, Paige. Marco is happy for them both. In I Against I, he refers to the couple as Palex.